Reduce Your Home Energy Bill & Save the Planet

Be Part of the Solution

Don’t support offshore oil drilling on the California Coast - install an environmentally-friendly and socially responsible home solar system this year and do your part to protect the landscape you love.

Work With a Local Solar Provider You Can Trust

As the Central Coast’s largest and most established solar contractor, we’ve got the longevity you need for peace of mind, and the dedicated team you need for an easy solar installation, from start to finish.

Our Central Coast & Santa Cruz Solar Services

Professional workmanship, custom solar installations and affordable financing keep us ahead of the competition. We're proud to be the area's most trusted local solar installer for residential solar panels.

Local Means Everything to Us

Talk to anyone who knows about solar panels in Santa Cruz County, the Central Coast and beyond. We have a long-standing reputation for designing and installing large, complex projects and residential arrays alike. We handle smaller residential solar panel installations with our trademark efficiency and professionalism, and always do our best to ensure our customers are happy. When you work with us, you’ll get access to our more than 35 full-time employees and all the knowledge they possess.

If you're looking for a reliable solar company in Santa Cruz, CA give our team a call today to find out how we can help you.

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Why Choose Sandbar Solar

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Longevity For more than 14 years, our experienced team of local solar installers has been providing high-quality consultation, design, engineering and installation services for residential and commercial clients. Today, we are one of the most established and experienced solar companies in the state, and you can trust that we'll be around for years to come.

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No Outsourcing or Subcontracting - EverHere at Sandbar we believe Santa Cruz solar companies deliver the best services when everything is kept in house. It's a full accountability model we're proud to support. You won't have to jump through hoops and hurdles to get someone to help you. If there's an issue or you have a question, we're just a phone call away.

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Large Service Area We're based in Santa Cruz, CA but help businesses and homeowners all over the Central Coast and the Bay Area go solar - from San Francisco and San Jose to Salinas and Monterey. We're proud to have the capacity to help many customers each day with their solar power needs.

Jack. Los Gatos, CA

Professional ethical and highly recommended. I’m an electrical engineer and I expected detailed answers to all my questions and Sandbar Solar delivered. They are craftsmen in their trade and have my complete trust. I did ask the town inspector (Los Gatos) about them when he came out to inspect the installation, he indicated to me that he never has a problem with the multiple Sandbar Solar installs he has approved.”

Jack. Los Gatos, CA

Yasmine. Santa Cruz, CA

Years ago we investigated getting solar panels, but decided to look into it again this year. We had already spoken to a few other companies when we met with August, our Solar Consultant at Sandbar Solar. August was wonderful at giving us honest information and helping us to get what we needed. He helped compare which solar panels were best for our usage. We followed up with our own research and choose the Panasonic panels offered by Sandbar because because of their high efficiency. The communication with the Sandbar team was excellent through the entire process. The installation crew was polite and installed our system in two days! It was less than two weeks from signing our contract, that our system was installed. It is an absolute joy to see our meter go in reverse piling up credits for a lower electrical bills. I would highly recommend working with Sandbar Solar!”

Yasmine. Santa Cruz, CA

Sridhar N.

A good friend of mine recommended Sandbar Solar and I can truly say it has been a wonderful experience in the pre-work, installation and subsequent maintenance of the solar panels we installed in our home. It was so seamless and easy from start to end and in particular want to call out August Materazzi who patiently answered each and every question I had through the entire process And it feels great to be able to generate my own electricity and not rely on PG&E ?

Sridhar N., Cupertino, CA

Jon, Santa Cruz, CA

“It has been a long time since I have dealt with a company as accommodating, helpful and courteous as Sandbar Santa Cruz. From the sales process to the installation, Sandbars personnel performed flawlessly and with professionalism. I would absolutely recommend Sandbar to any homeowner looking to go green and move forward with solar “

Jon, Santa Cruz, CA

Caylin. Of NHS, Santa Cruz

“My company is very pleased with our completed solar project. We reviewed proposals from five different solar vendors and selected Sandbar after months of review. The entire team at Sandbar was very professional. Overall Sandbar was very transparent during the proposal process and they delivered with the install. They recently released a solar offering to all of our employees and have stayed in touch. The system is maintenance free – we are very happy! Scott, Dan and the rest of the Sandbar Team are a great group. I’m going to use them again in the future.”

Caylin. Of NHS, Santa Cruz

Scott

We were thoroughly impressed by the seamless process that Sandbar provided. As Santa Cruz locals, we also take a special appreciation in their vision for a ‘greener tomorrow’ for this beautiful town we live in. Lastly we are most definitely thrilled by the substantial savings and the ‘greener’ prospects of our bank account for years to come.”

Scott. Santa Cruz, CA

Janet P.

Working with Sandbar was excellent. We were kept informed about every step. I have not had the installation long enough to learn how much I am saving. Will have to give final evaluation after the :tru-up ” bill.

Janet P.

Charles G.

The system Sandbar installed has been up and running for about 8 months. To say that I am pleased with the resulting power bill from our utility company would be an understatement – from $600 to $50. The system is dramatically out performing my expectations. I checked the Solar Edge monitoring system frequently and get a sense of contentment each time.